Terminal box.



P, HOGAN,

Patented 0st. 15, 1912.

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P HOGJQl TERMINAL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.28. 1911.

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TERMINAL BOX.`

rSpecication of Letters Patent.

Application led January 28, 1911; Serial No. 605,258.

Patented Oct. 15, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, PHILIP HOGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in rlerminal Boxes, of which the following is a specilication. v

This invention relates to a terminal box used for distributing the' individual wires of a telephone or other cable so as to connect the same with the service wires that lead to the various subscribers telephones in the immediate vicinity of a box.

The invention has for one of its objects to improve and simplify therconstruc'tion of devices of this character so as to be reliable and etlicient in use, of comparatively inexpensive construction and of durable and substantial design.

Another object of the invention is to provide a box having ingoing and outgoing compartments divided by a partition, the ingoing compartment or the one into which the cable extends being moisture proof and having walls formed by the partition pruvided with wax or other insulation through which extends the binding posts that connect the cable wires to the service wires,.the latter 'leading out of the other compartment of the box. The plates of insulation are held in openings in the partition and being 'spaced from the walls of the boX they are not subjected to the hot rays of the sun and caused to soften and as a result the binding posts will retain their original position and always be effectively sealed and furthermore there will be no changing in the position of the cable wires so that danger of grounds being formed will be eliminated.

With these objects in View, and others as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully described hereinafter and set forth with particularity.v

in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one embodiment of the 1nvention:- Figure 1 is a front View of a box with a door opened. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 2-,2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of the box. Fig. 5 is a rear View of the box partly broken away.

1 at its front and an opening 2 at its back,

the said openings being of such size as to permit of ready access to all portions of the interior of the casing so that the -various circuit connections can be made. The casing is divided into ingoing and out-going co'mpartments by a vertical partition l that is parallel with the rear wall of the box. This partition is formed with rectangular vertically disposed openings 5 adjacent the sides of the box and in these openings is insulating material 6 which is poured therein when in a fluid state, the various binding posts or screws 7 being properly positioned in the openings 5 beforethe fluid insulation is poured into the openings. On each side of the partition are hard rubber or other insulating plates 6a that are `wider and longer than' the openings and the insulating material is poured into the spaces between the said plates. The binding posts 7 pass through the retaining plates'a and serve to hold the latter in place. By applying the insulating lates or slabs in this manner moisture tight )oints will be formed at the edges thereof and around the binding posts. On the binding posts are clamping nuts 8. At the top` of the box is an opening 9 where a hollow boss 10 is formed and extending into this boss is a lead armored cable 11 which before being placed in the box has its insulation removed so. that the individual wires 12 can be spread out in fan relation orpdivided into' two groups. The armor of the cable extends into and snugly ts within the boss '10 and a water tight joint is formed at 13 by soldering the lead armor `and the lead casing together. 'By this means moisture is prevented from enteringv the back compartment of the box. The wires 12 lead to the binding posts 7 and are clamped against the nuts on the rear end of the binding posts by nuts 14. After the wires are thus attached to the binding posts a back plate 15 is set into the opening 2 and this back plate which is also oil lead is soldered to the shell or casing of the box so that a moisture-proof joint at 16 will be formed. i

Formed on the front side of the partition 4 are spaced vertically extending flanges 17 that are provided with pairs of apertures 18 through which extend the ends of thev service wires 19, the said wires being fastened to the front end of the binding posts by nuts 20. These flanges 17 form a central' cham.- ber into which the service wires extend from the binding posts and the bottom of this chamber is opened so that the Wires can be led outwardly and distributed to diderent points in the surrounding neighborhood Where the wires are to connect with telephones and other instruments.

rlFhe iront openin 1 is closed by a vertical sliding door 21 which slides behind the inwardly extending flanges 22 at the front of the casing and this door may be held in raised or closed position by a screw 23 passing through the bottom of the door and enn gaging the bottom of the casing as clearlyV shown in Fig/3. At the top of the door is a laterally extending lug 24 that forms a stop for the opening or downward movement of the door by engaging the-bottom ot the casing as shown in Fig. 2.l

The insulating material 6 is applied after the plates 6 and the binding posts 7 are in position. @peningsare vmade in suitable parts of the casing, 'preferably in the bottonfrso as to communicate with the spaces between the plates 6 on oppositer sides of the partition 4. The casing is then inverted s'o that the melted insulating material 6 can be poured into the openings 5 in such partition, and after lthe insulation' solidies, the openings are plugged and soldered.

From the foregoing description taken in.

connect-ion with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates, and Vwhile ll have denoname vention, together with the device which ll now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, l desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may bel made when desired as are within the scope of the claims..

What l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is 1. A terminal box comprising a casing, a

lpartition dividing the casing into separate compartments, said partition having an opening extending from one side to the other,plates of insulating -material disposed against opposite sides oi' the partition, binding posts` passing through the plates, insulating material filling the space between the plates, and wires leading into the said 'A compartments and connected with the binding posts.

2. A terminal body comprising a casing, a partition dividing the casing into separate compartments, said partition having spaced Hanges extending from one side and having openings between the flanges and the side walls of the casing, plates secured tothe opposite sides of the partition and covering the openings, bolts passing through the plates to form binding posts, insulating material tilling the openings in the partition, a cable extending into the compartment at the side ot the partition opposite from that having the flanges and having its wires connected with the binding posts, and distributing wires in the other compartment and connected with the binding posts and extending through the said flanges to the chamber between the latter, the bottom 'of the chamber between tha flanges being open for the outlet of the distributing Wires.

ln testimony whereof l aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PHILIP HOGAN. Witnesses:

HENRY ZIPKIE, R. C. HALLETT. 

